Kia K5 2021–2022 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_ELE262_R1 · NHTSA communication 10231841 · issued Feb 10, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021–2022
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: IBU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR SMART KEY BATTERY DRAIN - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Integrated Body Control Unit (IBU) system on some 2021-2022MY K5 (DL3a) vehicles produced from March 27, 2020 through May 12, 2022, which may exhibit excessive discharge of the smart key battery. Follow the procedure outlined in this publication to apply the improved logic to the "IBU" system
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.